Francisco Gil
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Founder of Donantes de Rumba dance company, was born in Tenerife in 1981. During 17 years he has been practicing the marcial arts and he got to know salsa in 2002. Two years later he started to dance on the stage and work on his own choreographies. Step by step he began to open the door to the dance which used to be only a hobby and became addicted to salsa. He started to learn Cuban salsa, then cross body lead style (Los Angeles salsa) and finally New York style “on 2” which is now his favorite. At the same time he has learned other Latin dances like merengue, bachata, kizomba, tango a cha cha chá.
His mayor successes in his artistic carreer are regional and national congresses (Cádiz, Castellon, Madrid...), workshops and courses in diferent Canary Islands (Gran Canaria, La Palma , Tenerife..) organization of his own event Salsaforum 2006 in Tenerife. He also participated in diferent competitions and danced in different programs in the regional TV.
Competitions and championships
2nd place at Salsaopen – Canary Islands 2005, champion of Salsa Brugal Tenerife and 2nd place at Salsa Brugal Canary Islands in 2005. Besides this he also shared the stage with big salsa artists like Gran Combo, Las Estrellas del la Dimensión Latina , Adolescentes y Oscar de León.
Recently he moved to Prague where he gives classes and presentes his new choreographies with his partner Veronika.
DETAILED CURRICULUM
Professional currículum
Salsa a latin-american rythms
Knowledge obtained at the international congresses, relating to salsa on 1 and on 2, cuban salsa, Rueda de Casino, Cha-cha-cha, Bachata, Merengue…
· Congress Salsarona Tenerife 2003
· Salsa congress Tenerife 2004
· Cádiz salsa festival 2004 - 2005
· Simposium Madrid 2003 – 2004 – 2005
· Salsaweekend: Cádiz, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Málaga, Sevilla a Madrid – Španělsko
· Salsorro – Galícia, Spain 2007
· Frankfurt goes Salsa, Germany 2008
· Switzerland salsa congress, Switzerland 2008
· Prague Salsa Festival, Prague 2008
· Croatian Summer Salsa festival 2008
· Danzarte Castellon 2008, Spain
Competitions
· 2x 1. Place at Concuso Metropolis – Tenerife
· 1. place Salsa Brugal Tenerife
· 2. place Concurso regional Salsa Brugal
· 2. place Salsa Open Tenerife
· 2. place Salsa Open Las Palmas
· 2 . place Canary Islands Salsa Open 2006
Czech Salsa Champion 2008
Professional experience
As a dancer:
· Show at salsa festival v Cádizu 2004
· Show with ballet profesional of carneval 2005
· Show Ballet de Carnaval Candelaria 2005
· Show Ballet de Carnaval de la Orotava 2005
· Performance Tenerife Baila 2004 – 2004
· Show a animations at hotels Tenerife Sur
· Show a animations at discos (Habana Social Club, Metropolis, Son)
· Performance at Día de la Danza de Santa Cruz de Tenerife
· Performance Día de la Danza de Arafo
· Performance with Salsa Orchestras – Gran Combo, Dimensión Latina, Adolescentes, Oscar de León, Edwin Rivera
· Founder and choreographer of Donantes de Rumba – dance company
· Choreographer orchestra S&C
· Show at congress Tenerife Baila 2006
· Show at La Ruta de la Salsa (different discos – Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
· Organizer and artistic director of Salsa Forum 2006
· Show Encuentro de Bailes Latinos de Granadilla 2006
· Show at Danzarte Castellon 2006
· Performance at Rica Salsa (Gran Canaria)
· Show at Galdar congress 2006
· Show - salsaweekend with Juan Matos, Tenerife a Gran Canaria, 2007
· Show at disco Sol Anaga, Tenerife 2007
· Show at the salsa weekend Galdar 2007, Gran Canaria
· Show na Gala night Tradicion, Prague 2008
· Show and animations v Hotel Legner , Czech Rep. 2008
· Shows at privet parties and balls every week with the dance company Tradicion december – march 2008
· Shows and animations at restaurants La Bodeguita del Medio a Casa Argentina december – march 2008
· Show at Afro Latin Fest 2008, Prague
· Show at Prague salsa Festival 2008
· Workshops in Huelva 2008, Spain
· Show at Croatian Summer Festival july 2008, Croatia
· Show na Danzarte Castellon agutust 2008, Valencia Spain
· Show na Berlin Salsa Festival september 2008, Germany
Instructor experience:
· Son de Cuba (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
· De Copas (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
· Habana Social Club (Tenerife Sur)
· Metrópolis (Tenerife Sur)
· Universidad de la Laguna
· Townhall at island - La Palma
· Summer dance school (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)
· Townhall La Laguna – Asociaciones de vecinos
· Workshops at high school – Instituto yes Perez Minik…
· Workshops at Tenerife Baila 2004-2005
· Workshops na congress Galdar 2006
· Worshops at Salsa Forum 2006
· Workshopy at San Isidro and Granadilla (Tenerife Sur)
· Own dance school at Gimnasio Casa Blanca 2005 – 2007
· Salsa courses in Prague since 2008-2009
Veronika was born in Prague and started to dance on the stage when she was 5 years old with different dance schools. With theese schools she has also performed around Europe. During her studies of tourism she used to dedicate her freetime to train and compete in aerobics. She learned her first salsa steps in the USA at Songs of Hope an international program of singing and dancing. Her passion for dancing got stronger so she looked for the clases in Prague, where she attendet courses of different salsa styles - on 1, on 2, cuban salsa and casino rueda. As the time passed she entered to different dance companies nationals and internationals (mentioned below). In 2003/04 she cooperated with various international artists with whoose she extanded her knowledges of salsa, cuban rumba and other carribbean rythms. With these artists she has also danced choreographies and gave worshops at congresses in different countries in Europe, USA and mostly in Spain, where she moved later on and stayed teaching salsa during 3 years.
Her favourite salsa style is New york on 2 which DDR uses in their coreographies, but at the dancefloor she'll enjoy every kind of dance or style. Her motto is: "No matter what style you dance, if you enjoy it 100%!"
Dance companies: Rumba Stylo, Tradicion, SECS Salsa Team, Love Dance Enjoy
Dancers she worked with: Manuel Mascarell, Papa Rumba, Agustin William’s
Places of the congresses she visited: USA - Los Angeles, Holand, Sweeden, Germany, Czech Republic, Spain (Cádiz, Málaga, Madrid, Murcia, Valencia, Castellón, Torre vieja...)
At this moment she lives in Prague, teaches classes of salsa on1, on2,ladies styling and presents the new shows of Donantes de Rumba with her partner Fran. '; writethis(jsval);//-->
DETAILLED CURRICULUM
Dance schools participation:
SECS SALSA – cross body lead - salsa on “ 1” , rueda de casino
SALSADISIAC – cross body lead - salsa on “ 1” , cross body lead salsa on “2”
SOFIE – Cuban salsa, Ladies styling
PAPA RUMBA – Cuban rumba, son, traditional afrocuban dances
AUGUSTIN WILLIAM’S – cross body lead - salsa on¨1¨ and on¨2¨ New York style
MANUEL MASCARELL – theory and history of salsa, latin dances cross body lead salsa on¨1¨ a on¨2¨
Instructor experience:
Dance school Style, Prague, 2003
Dance school Salsadisiac, Prague, 2003
VL12 – dance club, Huelva, Spain, 2004
AA. VV. La Morana, Huelva, Spain, 2004 – 2005
AA. VV. Perez Cubillas, Huelva Spain, 2005 – 2006
AA. VV. Mujeres en casa, San Juan de Puerto, Huelva, Spain, 2006
Sport Club Moguer, Moguer, Spain 2005 – 2006
Gym - Gimnasio Casa Blanca, Tenerife 2007
Salsa courses in Prague 2008
Ladies salsa Styling, Prague 2008
STOB salsa courses to loose weight, Prague 2008
Special events:
Workshops at loose weight program for STOB, Prague
Workshop at Spa, Czech Rep.
Oficial day of women and sport, Bollullos, Spain
Oficial day of seniors and sport, Huelva, Spain
Oficial day of latin american culture, San Juan del Puerto, Spain
Participation at dance companies:
SECS SALSA TEAM
RUMBA STYLO
PAPA RUMBA
LOVE DANCE ENJOY
TRADICION
DONANTES DE RUMBA
International salsa congresses:
To learn:
Salsa Dance festival in Ámsterdam , Holand 2003
Barcelona Salsa Festival - Spain 2003
Congress Salsa en Regensburg – Germany 2004
Salsa Simposio Madrid – Spain 2004
Salsorro – Galícia, Spain 2007
Frankfurt goes Salsa, Germany 2008
Switzerland salsa congress 2008
Prague Salsa Festival 2008
Berlin Salsa Congress, Germany 2008
Shows and instructor:
Show - SECS salsa team a workshops with El Ivanko en II. S.E.C.S. Prague Salsa Festival 2003
Show - SECS salsa team Berlin Salsa Festival, en Berlin, Germany 2003
Workshops with Manuel Mascarell Salsa festival in Helsingborg, Sweeden 2003
Show - Rumba Stylo en Capital Tropical en Valencia, Spain 2004
Workshops with Manuel Mascarell in Malaga Salsa Weekend, Spain, 2004
Show - Tradicion a workshops with El Ivanko en III. S.E.C.S. Prague Salsa Festival 2004
Workshops with Manuel Mascarell en el West Coast Salsa Congress – Los Angeles, USA, 2004
Show - Rumba Stylo en Congreso Mundial de la Salsa en Valencia – Spain, 2004
Show - Rumba Stylo en Mulabe Festival de la Música Latina, Benidorm – Spain 2004
Show a animations with Papa Rumba en Torre Vieja Salsa festival – Spain 2004
Shows a workshops s Papa Rumba en VI. Encuentro de Pura Salsa en Cádiz – Spain 2004
Show a workshops Love Dance Enjoy en el Congreso de salsa en Cordoba – Spain 2006
Workshops with Manuel Mascarel en el Encuentro internacional de ritmos latinos Murcia Baila – Spain, 2006
Show - Tradicion y taller con Augustin Willam´s en Danzarte Castellón, Spain 2006
